So yeah, I was chatting with John Cleese earlier... What? Oh yeah, I went to his birthday bash and website launch. It was pretty cool.

Bollocks it was! It was amazing!

Cathy and I got there a little early and got shown into this funky room full of bric-a-brac. I loved it but that's nothing compared to what came next; John Cleese himself. He came over and said hello, introduced his wife and we set about small talking. He told us news about the next Bond film and discussed many aspects of comedy — including of course the Pythons and Fawlty Towers.

Soon it was time to launch his brand new website TheJohnCleese.com so we donned silly hats and made our way over to the launch area. Since that was at least part of the reason we were there I'll do the decent thing and say that the flash navigation could potentially be annoying if you're a heavy user but the content looks well worth the $50/year subscription fee. Go, join. You may even get to see me wearing a slightly silly hat and trying to explain a geek joke to the man himself, and Cathy complaining that the seagull on her head was actually a dove. Oh yeah, we also spoke about seagulls and their opinions on literature.

Then John was surprised with a birthday cake, it being his 65th birthday and us being at a celebration of the fact. He cut us all sices and handed them out. Then he came straight towards me and started talking about binary code. I was there, eating my cake and mingling with John Cleese! Then he moved onto the breeding habits of doves which allowed me the opportunity to raise a chuckle with a bad joke.

Soon we retired to the seating area for even more light-hearted chat before the photo session came around. Oh yes, this is us at John Cleese's 65th birthday celebrations and website launch. I'd love to not rub your noses in it but this was such an amazing experience I'm not sure I care if anyone else ever talks to me again.

Eventually we said our farewells to John and his wife and wandered off into the streets of London. Now some may wonder if John Cleese was enough celebrity fun for us in one day, but they'd be wrong! (Especially since I've so far omitted the trivia that Michael Winner of Death Wish, annoying car insurance commercials, and food reviews stopped and John CLeese introduced us to him.) However while in Leicester Square we saw a big huddle of excitement. Further investigation revealed a major Hollywood star in the area promoting their major new film.

Seeing as I had my camera with me I decided to join the throng of excited fans waiting for their idol to hop into a waiting car. Now despite this star's tough image they were hurried off to the car hidden by bodyguards and obviously wishing that Black Watch were in London to protect them. Being the ace paparazzi that I am however, I was able to snatch a shot for my readers.

If, by some chance, any of you can't recognise this top Hollywood celebrity I might try to give some hints. But really, what kind of fans would you be if you can't recognise them from that?